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View synonyms for quadruped

quadruped

[ kwod-roo-ped ]

adjective



noun

  1. an animal, especially a mammal, having four feet.

quadruped

/ ˌkwɒdrʊˈpɛdəl; ˈkwɒdrʊˌpɛd; kwɒˈdruːpɪdəl /

noun

  1. an animal, esp a mammal, that has all four limbs specialized for walking


adjective

  1. having four feet

quadruped

/ kwŏdrə-pĕd′ /

  1. An animal having four feet, such as most reptiles and mammals.


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Derived Forms

  • quadrupedal, adjective

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Other Words From

  • quad·ru·pe·dal [kwo-, droo, -pi-dl, kwod-r, oo, -, ped, -l], adjective
  • quadru·pedism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quadruped1

1640–50; < Latin quadruped- (stem of quadrupēs ), equivalent to quadru- quadru- + -ped- -ped

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quadruped1

C17: from Latin quadrupēs, from quadru- (see quadri- ) + pēs foot

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Example Sentences

There could not, indeed, be stronger evidence that man has descended from a quadruped ancestor.

But these species have returned to the quadruped habit, to which the equal length of their limbs adapts them.

Variations of this form of punishment are seen in the furca and in the "making a quadruped out of a man."

And the wretched lunatic went behind the screen and wheeled out a small wooden quadruped covered with large round spots!

The four-handed animals fill up the great chasm between the quadruped and the human species.

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